Example sentences of "of the [noun] [adj] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good example of the problems this can create was Pearson 's ( 1976 ) study of ‘ Paki-bashing ’ by working-class youths in Accrington . |
| 2 | The proportion of the bottom two-thirds of pupils who get the following item correct is considerably reduced compared with the number who correctly answer " How many halves are there in 2½ ? " ( see p.33 ) Reading a scale with divisions which do not represent one unit again proves difficult as the next item illustrates : The next question which fewer than 50 per cent of the middle third could answer was the last in this group of three items . |
| 3 | A complete example of the hare and hound folding knife with part of the blade intact would have a value of over £120.00 . |
| 4 | And at the end of the day these will need summation in a single document . |
| 5 | We consider some of the forms this can take , distinguishing seasonal , temporary or casual working from fixed contract working , self-employed and agency supplied temporary workers from those who are directly employed , and full-time temporary workers from part-time temporary workers . |
| 6 | You have heard the the frequently repeated comments by by almost all of the participants of the difficulties this would cause to the regeneration of Leeds . |
| 7 | As an example of the difficulties this can cause , I was working with a 33-year-old woman who had a rapidly progressing terminal condition . |
| 8 | By the next election , the lot of the Tottenham poor will have got worse , and the chance of alleviating it through economic growth will have receded . |
| 9 | The as yet unnamed company will compete for contracts from high technology companies , but not ones in the computer industry because of the competition this would create with IBM . |
| 10 | The name of the Birmingham Six may haunt the British legal system , but it can always gloat about one of its greatest triumphs , the case of a notorious bunch of Scottish footballers who go by the name of The Copenhagen Five . |
| 11 | Those of us who make our own way there have little conception of the anxiety this may induce , unless , perhaps , we have waited for bedpans in hospital . |
| 12 | How real a limitation on the scope of the offence this will prove to be remains to be seen . |
| 13 | For convenience of exposition reference will normally be made to A's having brought about a ‘ breach ’ of the contract between B and C and in most of the cases this will have occurred but , as we shall see , there may be liability without an actual breach . |
| 14 | One consequence of this decision is to extend the definition of " consumer " and therefore the number of cases where ss6 and 7 of the UCTA 1977 will prevent reliance on an exclusion clause . |
| 15 | The issue of whether breach of the CSA 1985 will provide a basis for liability in tort for breach of statutory duty is one on which the courts have not yet been asked to decide . |
| 16 | As Collins has convincingly argued , the exclusion permitted by Article 23 is in one sense very surprising , as very few of the countries present would have regarded discovery , especially when ordered against third parties , as within the concepts of evidence or other judicial acts . |
| 17 | Most of the countries concerned will need a radically reorganized system for delivering primary health care . |
| 18 | Because the preference shares rank behind all creditors of the company this will improve the offeror 's gearing and its ability to borrow further . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the articles of association of the company concerned must contain a clause equivalent to a requirement that the directors shall be under a duty to ensure that the company conducts any surveying business in accordance with the Rules of Conduct . |
| 20 | Occasionally it is explained that they had already died — and given the still short life-expectancy of the period this must have been so in many cases . |
| 21 | The tutor can also keep up with developments in treatment and patient care , and is made aware of the stresses these may put on the learners . |
| 22 | As Weisstein says , seeing psychological gender differences as complementary is sophism : ‘ It is no use to talk about women being different but equal ; all of the tests 1 can think of have a ‘ good ’ outcome and a ‘ bad ’ outcome ’ ( 1973 : 419 ) . |
| 23 | She seemed oblivious of the echo this might find in her own daughter 's life . |
| 24 | However , in other parts of the world this can rise to 35–50% . |
| 25 | In developed countries e.g. in Europe , there is around a 15% chance of a baby born to an HIV positive mother being infected , however in other parts of the world this can rise to 35–40% . |
| 26 | Readers who wish to express their concern for the fate of the Taiwan Ten should write to : His Excellency Teuku Mohamad Hadi Thayed , The Indonesian Embassy , 38 Grosvenor Square , London W1X 9AD . |
| 27 | In view of the benevolent rule of the communes this might seem to have been retrograde step . |
| 28 | Those constructing future policies and principles should strive to make them exemplary in this regard , not least because of the encouragement this will give to schools to be rigorous in their own thinking . |
| 29 | One of the features of the years 765–85 may have been a closer involvement on Offa 's part with the kingdom of the East Angles . |
| 30 | If employees are provided with detailed information packs on the proposed new area at the time of the announcement this can go a long way to answering some of their questions and thus reducing anxiety . |